What 266 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Toyota RAV4 Hv

ON THREE OCCASIONS DURING 2013, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND JUMPED FORWARD AS THE BRAKE WAS BEING APPLIED TO STOP THE CAR. ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 THE ACCELERATION AND MOVEMENT FORWARD WAS MORE PRONOUNCED AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A NOTICEABLE SOUND OF THE ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED AS THE BRAKE WAS BEING SLOWLY APPLIED DURING AN APPROACH TO AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OR INVOLVEMENT OF THE FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER?S SIDE AND NO POSSIBILITY THAT THE DRIVER'S FOOT COULD HAVE HIT THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME AS HIS FOOT WAS PLACED ON THE BRAKE. WE REQUESTED THAT THE CAR BE EXAMINED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE DEFECT AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION NEEDED. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT IT COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM. *TR

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I WAS SLOWLY MANEUVERING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR REVVED UP, JUMPED OVER THE CONCRETE BARRIER, OVER THE CURB AND SIDEWALK. I WAS HEADED DIRECTLY TOWARD A BUILDING AND A LARGE PLATE GLASS WINDOW. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR, AND FELT SQUISHY WHEN I PUSHED THEM ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, TURNED OFF THE KEY AND HIT A PARKED CAR IN ORDER TO STOP. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE LIGHT WOULD COME ON ANY TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. *TR

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ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR LOST POWER. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR STOPPED AND THE CHECK EV SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON. THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THE CAR WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR A NEW VEHICLE TO MAKE NOISES BUT PROCEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES PAD AND SHIM KIT. ADDITIONALLY, ALL OF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE LUBRICATED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND MINOR BURNS CAUSED BY THE SEAT BELT AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS ALSO INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

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BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. WOULD NOT STOP. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ

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THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS THE 8TH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN SEPT. 2012. AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN BRAKE APPLIED CAR REVVED UP AND LURCHED FORWARD. SINCE NOTHING STOPS THIS EXCEPT TURNING OFF IGNITION THIS WAS DONE AGAIN AND CAR RESTARTED AND NO FURTHER INCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND AFTER HAVING CAR THERE FOR 2 DAYS WAS TOLD NO REPLICATION COULD BE MADE. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA AND AFTER MORE DELAYS HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A RENTAL. CAR IS STILL AT DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE IS DOING NOTHING UNTIL HE HEARS FROM CALIFORNIA THAT MAY APPROVE SUPER TECH TO LOOK AT CAR. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH TOYOTA DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THEY ARE IN DENY MODE UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA AFTER THIS POOR RUN AROUND SERVICE ON BOTH COASTS. *TR

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ON A SUNNY HOT DAY VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROX 20 OUTSIDE. ENTERED THE VEHICLE ONCE NO MISHAP. UPON SECOND ENTRY "3 MINUTES APART" WHEN DOOR WAS CLOSED REAR WINDOW JUST FELL APART. I FOUND GLASS ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REMAINING GLASS IN THE VEHICLE. WHAT APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPEN IS THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. NOT AWARE OF ANY PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE WINDOW. TOYOTA WAS GIVEN TWO ATTEMPTS TO REVIEW THE GRIEVANCE ON EACH OCCASION CLAIMING OWNER FAULT OR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

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2012 TOYOTA RAV4 REAR CARGO DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED, AND GLASS FELL INSIDE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED, AND THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS BEING CLOSED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN GARAGE, NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO REAR WINDOW HAD BEEN NOTED. I FEEL IT IS A DEFECT IN THE GLASS, AS SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE BEEN REPORTED; HOWEVER TOYOTA FEELS DIFFERENTLY, AS I CAN'T PROVE THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE GLASS, SINCE THE GLASS IS IN A MILLION PIECES INSIDE MY VEHICLE AND ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. I AM FAIRLY SURE A SPACE ALIEN CAME DOWN AND HIT THE BACK GLASS SHARPLY, EXACTLY AT THE MOMENT I WAS CLOSING THE DRIVERS DOOR...BUT I CAN'T PROVE THAT EITHER. *TR

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VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN FROM ORIGINAL SPEED OF 45MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP AND ACCELERATE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE HARDER THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED THE HIGHER THE RPMS AND FOOT WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND BRAKE PRESSED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND THE CAR WAS TOTALLY SHUT OFF AFTER JOLTING FORWARD. AFTER GETTING CAR RESTARTED IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH AT 45 MPH AND SHORT DISTANCE FROM HOME. THIS WAS A FRIDAY NIGHT. CALLED TOYOTA DEALER NEXT MORNING AND MADE APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT ON TUESDAY JUNE 4. HAD TO USE THE RAV ON SUNDAY JUNE 2 TO PICK UP A PART AT THE HARDWARE. RAN FINE FOR THE 4 MILES OR SO TO THE HARDWARE. UPON STARTING THE CAR, AFTER LEAVING THE HARDWARE, IT REVVED UP TO A VERY HIGH RPM THEN DROPPED BACK TO NORMAL. DRIVE BACK HOME WAS OK. ON THE WAY TO THE TOYOTA DEALER ON JUNE 4 I COULD WATCH RPMS FLUCTUATE IN AN ABNORMAL MANNER AFTER HITTING THE BRAKE FOR A STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHILE AT THE DEALER I FILED A CASE WITH TOYOTA. I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS BEFORE THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. I SAID I WAS NOT GOING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE HOME IF THEY HAD NOT TRIED ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY PUT A CALL IN FOR THE LOCAL TOYOTA REP AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *TR

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UNABLE TO SECURE DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT ON 2012 TOYOTA RAV4 PURCHASED NEW IN OCTOBER 2012. *TR

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THE REAR SIDE WINDOW (NOT THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW - THE STATIONARY ONE TO THE TRUNK) SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WHEN I CLOSED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AFTER GETTING INTO THE CAR. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY ENCLOSED GARAGE. THERE WAS NOTHING HITTING THE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW WAS NOT CHIPPED OR CRACKED BEFORE THE EXPLOSION. 90% OF THE GLASS IS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR INDICATING AN EXPLOSION VS IMPLOSION. THE CAR WAS NOT EVEN RUNNING AT THE TIME. AIR PRESSURE INSIDE AN ENCLOSED CAR SHOULD NOT CAUSE A WINDOW TO EXPLODE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE 62. THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD! *TR

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I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. WHEN TRIED TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND PRESSED THE BRAKE THEN INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE CAR WAS GOING FORWARD. IT ALMOST HIT THE CAR AT FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND RPM WENT UPTO 9000. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE NUMBER OF TIMES THEN THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT RESUMED AS NORMAL. IT WAS REALLY SCARY. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED RIB AND STERNUM INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,800. UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ UPDATED 06/20/2013 *JS

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I READ IN THE NEWS TWO DAYS AGO THAT MY TOYOTA RAV4 PURCHASED 9/7/12 WAS PUT ON RECALL FROM THE TOYOTA COMPANY ON JAN. 16, 2013 FOR AN AIRBAG PROBLEM. NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME ON THIS MATTER. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT TOYOTA IN REFERENCE TO THIS PROBLEM BUT NO ONE HAS RETURNED AN ANSWER. PLEASE ADVISE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL WHEN THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A FAILURE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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2012 RAV4, SECOND INCIDENT, 1ST WAS DISMISSED. WAS DRIVING APPROX 20 MPH IN A 35MPH BUSINESS DISTRICT ON 4 LANE STREET. PRESSED BRAKE WITH RIGHT FOOT TO DECELERATE FOR STOP LIGHT & CAR IN FRONT OF ME, CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITH ENGINE REVVING. I DEPRESSED BRAKE FURTHER WITH MORE STRENGTH AND TOOK LEFT FOOT AND PLACE ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT. HAD THE FEELING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS MOVING AS WELL BUT WASN'T TOUCHING IT. CAR CONTINUED TO JERK FORWARD, ENGINE REVVING, WITH BRAKES PARTIALLY ENGAGED FOR APPROX. 20 FEET. THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND BRAKES FULLY ENGAGED STOPPING THE CAR. WAS INCHES FROM CAR IN FRONT. RESTARTED CAR AND FINISHED DRIVE HOME. CHECKED CAR MATS BUT STILL IN PLACE ON BRACKETS. HAD CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND NO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BUT DID FIND THAT BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS HAD BEEN DEPRESSED. SUGGESTED I MUST HAVE STEPPED ON BOTH ACCIDENTALLY. NOT A CHANCE. WAS WELL AWARE OF FOOT/FEET PLACEMENT. SERVICE MGR SHOWED ME WHAT TO DO "SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN." EXCUSE ME?! TOLD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FOR BRAKES TO ENGAGE OR ANOTHER GEAR TO STALL THE ENGINE AND STOP THE CAR. 1 WK LATER, REGIONAL INSPECTOR SPENT DAY W/CAR AND REPORTED NOTHING WRONG. DID SHOW BOTH PEDALS DEPRESSED AT SAME TIME LONG ENOUGH TO TRIP SENSOR BUT NOTHING WAS WRONG. DEALER SUGGESTED I REPORT TO TOYOTA. REPORTED INCIDENT TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER. NOT HAPPY. 2 INCIDENTS, OTHER REPORTS ONLINE, AND IT'S A 2012 THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO DO THIS. FEEL LUCKY I DIDN'T REAR END SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY AS THE CAR DIDN'T SLOW VERY MUCH UNTIL IT DIED. SCARED SILLY FOR NEXT TIME. DO NOT WANT MY RAV. AM BEING TOLD CAR IS PERFECTLY SAFE BUT NO ONE AT DEALERSHIP WOULD SIGN STATEMENT SAYING I WAS SAFE AND THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. HMMM. WANT THEM TO TAKE CAR BACK! PURCHASED NEW IN OCT. 2012 W/LESS THAN 10 MILES ON IT. *TR

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MADE A RIGHT TURN AFTER STOPPED AT RED LITE. COMING UP TO LINE OF TRAFFIC STOPPED AT ANOTHER LITE I STEPPED ON BRAKE AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING DOWN THREE TIMES WHILE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. POLICE REPORT FILED. MY FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER NEXT DAY THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD TO CALL THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO WOULD ARRANGE AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTION. THIS WAS DONE AND I'M WAITING FOR A CALL FROM THEM TO SET DATE FOR INSPECTION. *TR

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I JUST READ ABOUT SOMEONE IN CANTON,ILLINOIS WHO SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE; WE HAVE A 2012 ( MANUFACTURED IN JULY 2012, PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2012, ) RAV4 LIMITED WITH A V-6, THE FIRST TIME I HAD A STOPPING PROBLEM WAS ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ENGINE RPM WENT TO ABOUT 3,000 AND I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE , SO PUSHED THE START BUTTON TO SHUT IT DOWN, ATTEMPTED TO REPEAT THIS PROBLEM WHEN STOPPED, WITH THE SELECTOR IN PARK I NOTED IF MY FOOT WAS SLIGHTLY AT AN ANGLE WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL , IT WOULD CATCH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME, WOULD RUN THE RPM UP TO 3,000 OR MORE DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, I AM SURE THERE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WEAR SIZE 12 SHOES, MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE MOST OF THE TIME; THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE 23RD OF FEBRUARY AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH A CAMERA, I OVERSHOT THE LIMIT LINE , MAY GET A CITATION IN THE MAIL? HAVE PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED THIS WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, JUST TO GET THE STANDARD RESPONSE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE CONFIDANT THERE IS NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS DESIGN ; MY EXPERIENCE INDICATES THERE IS SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL EITHER BEING TOO CLOSE OR AT THE SAME HEIGHT , SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED AT SOME POINT , THE 269 HP ENGINE OVER RIDES THE BRAKE SYSTEM , MINE HAS SMOKED THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED .; I ALSO NOTIFIED OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN AURORA, COLORADO , THE SERVICE MANAGER IS LOOKING INTO THIS , MY THOUGHTS IN LIGHT OF ALL THE PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH STUCK GAS PEDALS , THIS SHOULD BE RESOLVED QUICKLY . *TR

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WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL THE VEHICLE FORWARD TO CLEAR A DOORWAY, THE VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD ABOUT 6 FEET. AT THAT TIME I PULLED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOMENTARILY, THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE PICKING UP SPEED RAPIDLY AS EVIDENCED BY THE REVVING OF THE ENGINE. I CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKE SINCE HOLDING IT TO THE FLOOR WAS DOING NOTHING. BY THIS TIME I HAD GONE THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE, THROUGH A DITCH OVER A CURB AND CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED TO PASS THROUGH A CONCRETE BLOCK WALL AND INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED R.,THE VEHICLE IMPALING ITSELF ON THE STEEL PIPES OF A MOTORCYCLE CARRIER ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE R.V. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT MOVE ANY FURTHER BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE RAV4 WAS TOTALED AND AMAZINGLY I SUFFERED ONLY MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES. AT NO TIME DID ANY OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. *TR

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ABRUPT SPEED CHANGES IN NORMAL SPEED AND CRUISE CONTROL, RADIO AND CLOCK FLASHING OCCASIONALLY, LOW TIRE PRESSURE CONSTANTLY, DAMAGE IN AIR CONDITIONING. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RPMS INCREASED GREATLY. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

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AFTER OWNING MY NEW 2012 RAV 4 FOR ONLY 3 DAYS, I VISITED A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND ATTEMPTED TO PARK MY CAR ON A SLIGHTLY SLOPED DRIVEWAY. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AFTER TURNING OFF THE PUSH BUTTON START BUT NEGLECTED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. AS I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, SOMEONE SHOUTED, "YOUR CAR IS ROLLING - STEP ON THE BRAKE!". BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO REENTER THE CAR, IT HAD ALREADY ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. MY RAV 4 WAS DAMAGED, AS WAS THE VW PASSAT WAGON IT RAN INTO. THE DAMAGE TO MY BRAND NEW CAR IS ESTIMATED TO BE $1000. THE DAMAGE ESTIMATE TO THE OTHER CAR IS NOT KNOW YET BUT AT LEAST IN THAT VICINITY. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS IN BETWEEN THE 2 CARS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

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I WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON I-70 AROUND MP 129. THIS IS JUST BEFORE GLENWOOD CANYON. THERE WAS A FLASHING ICY ROAD SIGN AT WHICH TIME, I SIGNALED MY INTENTION TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE WHICH I DID. I SLOWED DOWN AND PUT MY CAR IN 3RD. THIS WAS JUST BEFORE A CURVE TO THE RIGHT WHERE THE ROAD AND VISIBILITY NARROW. THE RIGHT LANE WAS COMPLETELY ICED OVER AS I REALIZED WHEN I GOT AROUND THE CURVE. IN FRONT OF ME, I SAW A PILEUP, BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC WERE BLOCKED. I TAPPED MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN BUT BECAUSE OF THE ICE, I DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. I WENT AROUND ONE CAR STOPPED IN MY LANE TO AVOID HITTING IT FROM BEHIND. I WENT AROUND ON THE SHOULDER. I CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKE. IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ME WAS A SIERRA 4X 4 THAT WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND IT WAS ALSO BLOCKING THE SHOULDER. I PLOWED INTO IT ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK AT A RATE OF ANYWHERE OF 25 - 30 MPH. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY DOG AND I WERE BOTH RESTRAINED AND WE SUFFERED NO INJURIES. MY CAR IS IN ALL LIKELIHOOD TOTALED. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED DRASTICALLY. THE CONTACT DECELERATED AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY AND TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250. ..UPDATED 01/16/2013 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 1/25/2013 *JS

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